The e-book reveals how speeding, hard braking, excessive idling and other widespread bad driving habits can lead to huge fuel wastages. By using real-time red flag reports and “Live Fleet” navigation devices, the Fleetmatics tracking system helps fleet managers identify and reduce such costly fuel wasting behaviours and also helps them ensure that vehicles travel […]
Speaking to Fleet World, sales and marketing director Andy Kirk said that the company is installing over 4,000 vehicle tracking systems every month, with both the fleet business, which concentrates on commercial car, van and HGV fleets, and the insurance business having shown strong growth over the year. He explained: ‘The success is down, first […]
The firm designs and builds electricity substations and overhead lines for utility and private operators in the UK and Ireland and its vehicles will be used in some of the remotest and challenging locations. The fleet is made up of vans, specialist vehicles and 4x4s and will help to service the company’s increasing client base which […]
Available here, the video follows on from the success of the Plugged-in Fleets Initiative (PIFI) run by the EST and also covers the latest Plugged-in Fleets Initiative 100 scheme. The original Plugged-in Fleets Initiative (PIFI), which was funded by Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT), was run last year to demonstrate […]
The new vehicles comprise of 220 MAN vehicles from the TGX, TGM, TGL and TGS ranges including 7.5 tonne, 18 tonne and 26 tonne rigids and further 100 tractor units. In addition 135 Mercedes-Benz Atego 7.5 tonne rigid boxes with tailifts, 35 Iveco EuroCargo and 10 Renault Midlum boxes split across a 7.5 tonne and […]
According to NAMA, average values of used LCV’s at auction across the board rose by 7.7% from £4,346 to £4,681, and total sales also saw a healthy increase of 14.9% from 7,929 to units. The report suggests that demand for vans and pick-ups of all ages has remained high, showing business confidence has strengthened and […]
WEBFLEET truck toll reporting provides a real-time breakdown of the toll costs incurred for each trip, allowing transport companies to better manage expenses and provide customers with transparent invoices. The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. It will also cover the proposed French Ecotaxe, reporting on the CO2 […]
The move is intended to provide greater flexibility for drivers and a boost for local businesses. The changes follow consultation with Londoners, businesses and boroughs councils, with 19 of the 22 London boroughs affected by the introduction of "Stop and Shop" having welcomed the plans. Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: ‘Parking is a hot […]
FTA has enforced the message of this year's Road Safety Week, which has the theme of “tune into” road safety, by calling on drivers to turn off their phones or to put them in the boot, and urges everyone to refuse to speak on the phone to someone who’s driving. Christopher Snelling, FTA's head of […]
According to STE Waste MD, Marcus Farmer, his seven-strong DAF and Mercedes fleet travelled 20 miles less per vehicle in the first week after being fitted with tracking technology from Navman Wireless. ‘Having visibility of the fleet in seconds has enabled us to better route our fleet,’ he said. ‘And when you consider that every […]
The organisation’s data shows that over half of drivers (52%) do not believe that cameras are only sited at locations where accidents happen. Almost half of drivers think that raising money is the main purpose of safety cameras. However, 80% of motorists accept the use of speed cameras, although this is down 1% on last […]
The theme for this year is avoiding driver distractions as Chris Chidley, chief executive of the recruitment agency for the road transport and logistics industry, explained: ‘Whilst driving is the most dangerous thing we do on a daily basis, its familiarity can make drivers become over confident. It’s easy to feel overly safe, cocooned in […]
